Easel



NOV. 28, 1939. BARRETT 2,181,390

EASEL Original Filed Aug. 9, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet l Nov. 28, 19 39.BARRETT 2,181,390

EASEL Original Filed Aug. 9, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Nov; 28,1939 FAW som r EASEL, v Arthur M. Barrett, Winnetka, r11,

Appli ion August 9, issaserial No. 684,333 r Renewed May ,28, 1938 I 4Claims. (eras-198;

The present invention relates generally to easels and other displaydevices, particularly those as applied to show cards; advertisingdisplay signs for show windows and the like. Supporting easels and thelike for display purposes are usually secured to the rear surfaces ofshow cards, display signs and the like, althoughv in many cases. thesupporting easel structure is formed as an integral part of the displaysign. 10 These display devices are constructed of many differentmaterials, but the material in common use today is cardboard cut to theproper shape to either form a'panel with a supporting easel glued orotherwise securedthereto, or a panel with the easel integral therewith.Generally, also, the type of easel in most common use today for displaypurposes and the like'which are manufactured of cardboard include a tabor interlocking section cut from the body of the easel 2 and soconstructed and arranged as to be capable of being folded outwardly tosecure the support ing wing of the easel in position.

This type of easel is subject to a number of objectionabledisadvantages. Frequently, the user bends the easel wings or supportingmembers outwardly of the display face without regard to the locking tab,with the result'th'at the tab is broken off .or, so weakened that it isno longer effectivev in locking or holding the supporting ea- 3 sel wingin position to support the display. Further, the section or portion ofthe easel proper which is cut to form the locking tab serves to weakenthe easel to a considerable extent with the result that the display isnot sturdily sup- 35 ported. Also, by virtue of cutting the tab orlocking section from the main body of the easel, the process of gluingor otherwise securingthe easel to the panel or display to be exhibitedbecomes a relatively difiicult operation to inexpensively andei'ficiently perform. Since the, locking tab cannot be glued to theeasel panel, theapplication'of the glue to the portion of the easel towhich the panel is secured calls for certain care and particular stepsto prevent the glue from 45 being applied at the wrong places. If thegluing is done by hand, two strokes of-the glue brushare necessary, andif the gluing is done by machine, it

requires a special roller with an interrupted sec-.- tion toprevent theapplication of glue where the 50 looking tab is to be disposed. For,this reason, it is necessary in the prior art that the easel be fedthrough the gluing machine in synchronization with the special roller,and further, a special or separate roller for each size of easel isnecessary.

55 In addition, in easels where the supporting wings locked in only oneposition.

"fold line.

broken or. interrupted rollers, means, and the like. Also, the presentinvention contemplates, an, easel, wherein the middle por- 0 tionthereof is not cut or otherwise deformed, a

or stay sections were locked in their operating position bya tab or thelike, the angle at which the display face was. fixed cannot be changedor adjustedjbecause the wings themselves can be 1 With. these and otherfactors in mind, one'of the principal features'of the present inventionis the provisioniof a device for display purposes which includes a sheetof material, such as cardboard, whichhas a certain amount of resiliency.10

and in which a line'of weakening, such as a score.

or crease line, defines a line offold about which one of the. sectionsof the sheet may be bent relative to the. other, in connection withnon-elastic vreenforcing means which is stiffer than the cardboard andis connected tosaid sections across the Thus, even-though the resiliencyof the latter'tends'to swing the. sections back into their originalposition, the non-elastic reenforcing means overcomes the resilience ofthe cardboard an'dxefiectively holds the sections in the relativeposition into which they have been bent.

'. Another object of 'thepresent invention is the provision of an easelin which the gluing sur .face is flat, continuous,and'uninterrupted,thereby eliminating certain of the objectionable features referred toabove, such as the necessity for synchronizing locking tab or theequivalent being dispensed with so that not only is'the easel properlyand securely attached to the display card or panel, but

the easel proper is especially effective inopera 3 tive-position tostrengthen the panel and, in this connection, serving as an angle memberfor reenforcing the panel. 1

Another object of the present invention is to provide the easel withmeans to hang the show 7 card orother display on anail,v hook or othereasels proper, in which is incorporated the feature of having meansproviding for the disposition of a display panel in the proper positionand means embodying the above principles for holding the same in thatposition without the inconvenience and complication of locking tabs 5and the like. For example, an article container, such as a box, might beprovided with a cover or lid which, when raised to any one of aplurality of positions, could be conveniently utilized vention is theprovision of display easels, display cards and other display signs andthe like formed of material having a certain amountof resiliency, anddivided by a fold line into mov ably connected sections, one of which isfree to be disposed in a given position, either to sup-- port certaindisplay panels or to allow the position of certain display panels to beadjusted or varied, the sections or other interconnected portions beingconnected together by non-elastic deformable members, such' as wirestaples or stitches, arranged across the fold line and having sufficientstrength to hold the sections in-the relative positions to which theyarev moved. The utilization of such soft wire reenforcing members doesnot interfere with the gluing or otherwise attachment of the easelproper to the display card, but does provide a construction wherein thehingedly connected stay piece or other part can be easily and quicklyswung to the desired position and will be held in that position byvirtue of the bend in the wire stitches. According to the principles ofthe present invention, the easels and other display cards or sections,while preferably made of cardboard, may also be constructed of lightsheet metal and other light material. It is also to be understood thatthe present invention contemplates the utilization of. the principles ofadjustably fixing the easel stay piece in position by any non-elasticdeformable means, it being immaterial, as far as this feature isconcerned, whether or not wire staples, sheets, strips or the like areemployed, or whether or not the display panel or face of the device isformed as a part of the easel proper or is attached thereto, as bygluing or the like.

These and other objects and advantages of the present invention will beapparent to those skilled in the art after a consideration of thefollowing detailed description, taken in conjunction with the drawingsforming a part of this specification.

In the drawings: 7

Figure 1 is a perspective view, with certain parts broken away, showingthe construction of an easel having a single supporting wing or'staypiece which is held in adjusted position by a wire stitch or the ilke,which is capable of beingbent when the supporting wing is swungoutwardly away from the plane of the display panel;

Figure 2 is a view of the easel or supporting member proper with the twosections thereof flat and in the same plane and joined by a non-elasticdeformable member rigidly and fixedly secured to the several sections;

Figure 3 is a section taken along the line 33 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a section corresponding to the section shown in Figure 3,but illustrating the parts in the position they assume when thesupporting wing or stay piece has been swung to one of it operativepositions;

whereby they may be adapted for available spaces of various dimensions.

of Figure 7;

Figure 9 is a view similar to Figure 6, illustrating the utilization ofa single elongated reenforcing member disposed across both of the foldlines and secured to the wing or stay piece sections,

the'easel being shown in its flat position before its attachment to adisplay card or panel;

Figure 10 shows the use of a plurality of wire staples or stitches,illustrating one form of construction which is useful where the easelsare of substantial size;

1 Figure 11 is a perspective rear view of a display device embodying adisplay panel or card having the supporting easel illustrated in Figure.6 attached thereto, Figure 11 illustrating how the angle of the displaycard may be varied by varying the angles at which the stay pieces orsupporting wings are disposed and are held in adjusted position, thisfigure also illustrating how the supporting easel wings may be bentbackwardly to various positions, depending upon the 'desired'spacingbetween the heel portions of the supporting wings;

."Figure 12 illustrates a construction wherein the supporting wings orstay pieces are formed from the material of the display panel itself;

Figure 13 shows the application of the present invention to the lid orcover of a display box and providing for the disposition of the cover ina number of positions and held in that position for display purposes;

Figure 14 shows a plurality of display sections secured together alongvertical fold lines across which are disposed a plurality of deformablewire staples or the equivalent;

Figure 15 illustrates the display sections shown in Figure 14 when theyare folded for shipment or the like; and

Figure 16 illustrates a display device comprising two interconnectedsections joined by a fold line and a plurality of wire stitchesextending across the fold line and showing two possible positions of thedisplay panels, one with respect to the other Referring now to thedrawings, particularly Figures 1 to 5, inclusive, the reference numerall indicates a display card or panel which is adapted to be maintained inupright position by means of an easel or support 2 which comprises amain 'body or face portion 3 adapted to be secured directly to the rearside of the panel I and a supporting wing or stay piece 4 connected withthe main body portion or face portion 3 along a fold line ii. Generally,the material from which the panel l as'well as the easel 2 areconstructed will be cardboard or the like, and the fold line 6 will bedefined by a score line I 0, indicated in Figures 3 and 4 and referredto later.

Normally, such display devices as the one shown in Figure 1 are shippedflat with the supporting wing or stay piece 4 disposed fiat against theback side of the panel I and in coplanar relationship with respect tothe face portion 3 of the easel.

When such display devices are forwarded to the user, such as, forexample, a storekeeper or the like, the device is set up so as todisplay the matter on the panel I by folding the wing section 4backwardly to approximately the position shown in Figure 1, which issubstantially at right angles to the plane of the panel I, so as to holdthe panel in upright position.

The cardboard or other material has a certain amount of resiliency sothat if the sections on opposite sides of the fold line 6 are bent orfolded about the fold line they tend by virtue of the resilience of thematerial to return to their original position. stay position t in properposition, the present invention contemplates providing one or morenonresilient deformable connecting or reenforcing members arrangedgenerally across the fold line so as to dispose one end for connectionwith one of the sections and the other end for connection with the othersection. These members are stiffer than the spring of the material sothat when the sections are folded and the nonresilient member or membersare bent, the latter hold the sections in the position to which theywere moved.

In Figures 1 to 5, a reenforcing member l2 in the form of a wire stapleor stitch has ends 53 and Hi projected through the sections 3 and d andclinched so as to fixedly secure the memoer iii in position. Since theends of the staples are usually fairly small, being of wire stock, theinsertion of the staple into the material of the isplay sections isrelatively simple. -Preferably, the insertion and clinching of thereenforcing members i2 is done while the easel sections 3 and s arefiat, as best shown in Figure 3.

When the user bends the stay or wing section f of the easel backwardlyto provide for the support of the easel in upright position, the wirereenforcing member i2 bends with the sections. The wire i2 isnon-elastic and deformable, and stiffer than the cardboard so that whenthe stay section i is moved into the desired position and the wire isbent the section is automatically retained in that position until movedto another position. Two of such positions are indicated in Figure 4,but it will be obvious that the section t may be moved to any number ofadjusted or wardly, as indicated by the reference numeral iii in Figures3 and 5.

When it is desired to stand the easel upright for the purpose ofdisplaying the material carried on the panel l, the user will merelybend the supporting wing or stay piece 4 to a position approximately atright angles to the card or display panel which it supports. The wirereenforcement shown in the drawings will then serve to hold thesupporting ring 4 in position as described above. In case the card is tobe put away temporarily, the easel can be folded back into its originalflat position, and later the supporting wing can again be set inoperative position. Tests have shown that this operation can be repeatedseveral dozen times before the reenforcement member l2 will fail.

As will be apparent, the easel 2 is set in operative position on acounter, table or any convenient support, and the-lower or base portionTherefore, in order to hold the applying the glue.

of the supporting wing 4 is'formed as best shown in Figure 2.. This baseportion is indicated by the reference numeral and is disposed at aslight angle with respect to the fold line 6 so that the display panelor card will be supported in slightlyrearwardly inclined position, asbest shown in Figure 1. It will also be noted that the base portion 20is provided with a cutaway section 2| forming an upwardly arched openingin the base portion 20 and terminating in a supportingheel 22. By virtueof the cutaway section 2|, only the heel 22 of the supporting wingcontacts with the surface or support on which the easel and display cardare disposed. By virtue of this construction, the easel may be supportedon a somewhat uneven surface without rocking since this constructionaffords a substantially three point support.

Ordinarily, the face portion 3 of the easel proper is glued to the backsurface of the display card or panel I, and as mentioned above, one ofthe'principal advantages of the present invention is that the instantconstruction affords an uninterrupted continuous gluing surface whichdoes not require any special equipment for The continuous uninterruptedgluing surface is had because there are no cutaway portions,'such as arefound in the easels of the prior art. The wire staples or reenforcingmembers l2 are of relatively small dimensions,

- as best shown in'Figures 3, 4 and 5, and the glue which secures thepanel I to the easel 2 is applied to the base portion 3 or to thecorresponding section of the back surface of the panel I or both, theapplication of the glue being performed in one operation. There is noappreciable relative movement between the wire reenforcing member 12 andthe easel so that the glue may simply be applied over the entire faceportion 3 including that portion, of the staple l2 which overlies theface portion 3. If desired, the staples l2 may be applied withsufiicient force to cause the wire to be slightly embedded into thematerial of the easel, but in neither case does the staple interferewith the secure attachment of the card to the easel.

Another of the principal advantages of the present invention lies in thefact that the supporting wing portion 4 may be bent outwardly from thedisplay card I to any number of positions, and in doing so the heelportion 22 will be disposed closer to or farther away from the loweredge of the card I, whereby the card may be supported at differentangles other than the predetermined angle obtained by turning thesupporting Wing portion 6 at right angles to the display card. Forexample, if the supporting wing or stay piece 4 is not turned to exactlya 90 po-, sition, the card I will be tipped back slightly more than isindicated in Figure 1.

The upper section of the face portion 3 is provided with means to hangthe card I or other article to which the easel 2 is attached. To thisend, the upper section is cut, as indicated by the reference numeral 25,to form a tab 25 having an aperture 21. By means of the tab or hanger26, the card I may be suspended from a nail, hook orother means so thatthe article, constructed according to the principles of the presentinvention, is given a dual value, namely, that of an easel and that of ahanger. Ordinarily, when the tab 26 is utilized for supporting the easelL, the supporting stay piece 4 is left in its original flat position andis held in that Gil position by the rigidity of the deformablereenforcements.

The construction described above is one wherein the easel 2 is notprovided with any intermediate cutaway portion but is securely andrigidly attached to the display panel by a continuous and uninterruptedgluing surface whereby, when the supporting wing 4 is turned tooperative position, the easel proper serves as a rigid reenforcing anglewhich provides for a more effective support of more flexible cards orpanels than could be provided by the constructions of the prior art inwhich the easel is cut away rather severely to form the tab or lockingmeans to hold the supporting wing in operative position. Cutting awaythe easel weakens the same with the result that the display card is notas well supported as it is by a device constructed according to theprinciples of the present invention.

An easel of the double wing type is shown in Figure 6 and comprises aface portion 35 and a pair of oppositely disposed stay pieces orsupporting wings SI and 32 connected to the central section as alongfold lines 34 and 35 where the material of the easel is cardboard or thelike. As in the single wing type, the double wing easel is provided withone or more wire staples or reenforcing members 31 and 38 disposedacross the fold lines 34 and 35. These 'reenforcing members areformed'of non-elastic deformable wire or the like and are secured to thecardboard in substantially the same manner as indicated in Figures 3 to5. It may be preferable, in some easels, to employ flat wire instead ofround wire, and such has been indicated in Figures '7 and 8.

Like the single wing easel shown in Figures 1 and 2, the double wingeasel shown in Figure 6 may be provided with a cutaway portion in thebase of each of the supporting wings 3! and 32 to form heel portions itfor the easel. Also, in the double wing easel, and particularly wherethe supporting heel portions 40 are formed, the Wings 3! and 32 may bebent to any one of a plurality of operative positions and not only servethe purpose, as in Figures 1 and 2, of supporting the display panel inslightly different positions but also the spacing of the rear points ofsupports for the easel may be varied as, ior example, where it isdesired to provide a somewhat wider support for the rear of the easel.This arrangement is best shown in Figure 11 which illustrates twodifferent positions for the wings 3i and 32. Bending the supportingwings SI and 32 changes the angle slightly at which the display panel 4|is carried or supported. Figure 11 also illustrates a construction inwhich the supporting wings (ii and 32 are not provided with cutawaysections in the base thereof. This makes a slightly more simplifiedconstruction and therefore more inexpensive.

The single wing and double wing easels described above may beconstructed in many different sizes, depending upon the requirements andthe material employed and the number of nonelastic deformablereenforcements will vary. For example, Figure 9 shows a relatively smalleasel of the double wing type including a central base portion or gluingsection 50 and two supporting wings or stay pieces l and 52. In thiscase, a single, somewhat elongated, wire staple or reenforcement 53 isemployed which extends entirely across both of the fold lines 54', and55 by which the stay pieces 5| and 52 are connected with the central ormain body portion 50. Where the easel is of larger construction, it maybe preferable to employ a plurality of reenforcing members for each ofthe fold lines, so that their total resistance against bending isgreater than the spring resilience of the cardboard sheet. Such aconstruction is indicated in Figure in which the stay pieces 5'! and 58are connected with the portion or gluing section 59 along fold lines 5!and 52 which are reenforced by a plurality of wire staples 65 or theequivalent. Single Wing easels may also be constructed similar to thedouble wing easels shown in Figure 10, namely, by the employment of aplurality of wire staples or other non-elastic reenforcing members.

All of the easels referred to above are of the type that are made from aseparate sheet of material, such as cardboard or the like, and fastenedonto the back of a display card or panel. In such constructions Ihavereferred to the easel proper as being the face portion and theangularly disposed portion which supports the display panel. It is to beunderstood, of course, that the entire device may be termed an easel ifdesired, and, moreover, certain specially constructed display cards havethe easel die cut out of the material of the card itself. Thisconstruction is illustrated in Figure 12 in which it will be observerthat the display card, indicated by the reference numeral 65, has beenout along lines 66 and 61 to form easel wings HI and H which areconnected with the main portion of the display .card 65 along foldlines, permitting the wings to be folded backwardly to the positionshown in Figure 12. In this construction, no gluing is necessary, butone or more reenforcing wire staples or the like which are stiffer thanthe cardboard may be employed for holding the supporting wings 10 and Hin position. As shown in Figure 12, a single reenforcing member 13 isemployed and extends entirely from one wing to the other. If desired,one or more individual wire staples or stitches may be employed for eachof the supporting wings l0 and H.

The principles of the present invention are also applicable to displaydevices and the like other than supporting easels. For example, certaintypes of display cartons are now in use and are provided with a lid orcover which is adapted to be raised to an upright position or to someother position in which the advertising matter or other display materialon the cover may be exhibited. Generally, however, the cover is held inoperative or display position by means of flaps, tabs, looks or thelike, of more or less complicated form and construction. In this type ofcarton, the present invention contemplates connecting the cover or lidwith the container by one or more wire staples, wire stitches or thelike so that merely raising the cover to the desired position willautomatically dispose the same so that it will be held in that position.In this way no attention need be given to the proper application oflocking tabs and other expediencies.

Figure 13 illustrates such a construction, the container being indicatedby the reference numeral 80 and comprising end and side walls, to one ofwhich a lid or cover 8| is attached by hinge means or the equivalent.Where the container or box 80 is formed of cardboard, usually the coveris connected with the container proper along a fold line of the typeemployed in the easel shown in Figures I to 5, so that the cover 8| actsas a free Wing, such as the easel wings be, the present inventioncontemplates the utili zation of one or more wire stitchings orstapl'es82 securely fixed or clamped to the cover 3! and the associatedsupporting wall therefor across the fold line. The wire stitches 82 areformed of non-elastic deformablematerial, and are stiff enough to-holdthe cover in any position against the spring or resilience of thecardboard. v

Another embodiment of the present invention is illustrated in Figures l4and i5. Occasionally it is necessary to ship a large sized display cardin a relatively small package. When this is necessary, the sheet or cardis creased or cut'tc establish fold lines and then the various sectionsare folded down several times to reduce the-size of the package. Forexample, Figure it shows four sections in display position and Figure i5illustrates the sections folded together for shipping or mailing. InFigure i l the sectionsare indicated by the reference numerals 85, 86,8'! and 88, and adjacent sections are connected together along a foldline across which is disposed a plurality of reenforcing wire stitches90. Generally, such wire stitches or staples would be inserted in thesheet when the sections are fiat and extended, as indicated in Figure M,and then the display would be folded for shipping. Upon its arrival, theuser would unfold the display and the stitches or staples would hold thesections in the positions to which they were brought, thereby providinga relatively stiff display which is self-sustaining. The total strengthof the nonelastic reenforcing members is greater than the spring of thematerial, so that whether extended (Figure 14) or folded (Figure 15),the members 90 hold the sections 85, 86, 81 and 88 in position.

It is also a feature of the construction shown in Figures 14 and 15 thatthe display device as a whole may be arranged for different sizedwindows or display spaces since, by virtue of the bendable reenforcingmembers 9!], the sections may be folded or unfolded to the correctangular position relative to each other to fit the display to thedesired space, the connecting members then serving to hold the sectionsin their positions with appreciable rigidity.

In cases where it is desired to provide a display having the lastmentioned features of adjustability but without the feature of beingcapable of considerable reduction in the size of the package whenfolded, a construction such 7 94 connected together along a fold line 95and reenforced by suitable wire staples or other nonelastic bendableconnections which are stiifer than the spring of the cardboard or othermaterial from which the display is made. This construction may benecessary for large windows where it is necessary totake intoconsideration the fact that the displays must be so designed as to fitmany diiferent sizes and shapes of display windows. For example,relatively large display cards of the type that fold on the verticalscore line have been employed and are adapted to fit into one of theseveral corners of a show window or the like through which the cards maybe viewed from different positions. Such display cards are usually madefor a 90 fold, inasmuch as most windows have right angle corners.However, all windows do not have right angle cornersand considerabledifiiculty is experienced in fitting the usual display device to suchwindows because Whatever the connecting means the looking or reenforcingmeans prevent .the ready adaptation of the device to these unusualwindows. With the present invention, embodying flexible non-resilientwire stitchings or staples connecting the display sections and arrangedacross the fold line or lines, it will be easily seen that the displaydevice, thus constructed according to the principles of the presentinvention, would be such that the display could be fitted to all shapesof display windows. Figure 16, for example, indicates two differentposition's in which the display device may be erected.

As mentioned above, cardboard forms the principal material used, but itis to be understood that the principles of the present invention are notlimited to the use of such material, and that whatever the material thatis employed, or irrespective of whether the'display device is in theform of an easel, container or panel, there is provided one or moresections or wings that are freely movable relative to others but whichare held in position by non-elastic reenforcing members which arestiffer than said material so that,

while capable of beingbent when the sections Lsued March 11, 1913, to W.M. Carter, and of the fact that wire stitches have been used at thevartical corners of fiber board boxes, as in patent No. 1,917,920,issued January 31, 1931, to H. R. Bliss, to prevent the corners fromripping, but I believe it to be broadly new to provide nonelasticdeformable members across the fold line between two relatively movablesections and which are bent when the sections are bent but which arestiffer than the sections so as to hold the latter against returning totheir original position.

It will therefore be apparent that, while I have shown and describedabove the constructions in which the principles of the present inventionhave been preferably embodied, my invention is not to be limited to thespecific means shown and described, but that, in fact, widely differentmeans may be employed in the practice of the broader aspects of myinvention.

What I claim, therefore, and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. An easel for display purposes and the like,

comprising a face portion and a stay portion of integral constructionand formed of cardboard or the like having a scored fold line dividingsaid i portions, and a wire staple inserted into the material of saidportions when they are fiat, the staple being disposed across the foldline at the side of said portions in which the score defining the foldline is made and having its ends projected entirely through the portionsadjacent the fold line and clinched, respectively, to said portions atthe other side thereof, whereby when one of the portions is swungoutwardly about the fold line relative to the other portion, said wirestaple will be bent and will serve to reenforce the scored zone of theeasel and hold said portions in the relative position to which they havebeen moved.

2. An easel for display purposes and the like, comprising a face portionand a stay portion hingedly connected together, said face portionpresenting a continuous uninterrupted gluing sur- 75 face, and abendable non-elastic member secured to said portions and including amember having its intermediate section disposed at one side of saidportions with a portion of said intermediate section disposed againstsaid gluing surface and its end sections projecting through said faceand stay portions and clinched on the other side thereof, said memberbeing adapted to be bent when said portions are bent and to hold saidportions in their relative positions.

3. An easel for display purposes and the like, comprising a face portionand a stay portion hingedly connected together, said face portionpresenting a gluing surface, and a bendable nonelastic member secured tosaid portions and including a member having its intermediate sectiondisposed at one side of said portions and its end sections projectingthrough said face and stay portions and clinched on the other sidethereof,

a part of said member overlying and disposed closely against said gluingsurface, said member being adapted to be bent when said portions arebent and to hold said'portions in their relative positions.

4. An easel for display purposes and the like, comprising a face portionand a stay portion hingedly connected together said face portionpresenting a continuous uninterrupted gluing surface, and a bendablenon-elastic member secured to said portions and including a memberhaving its intermediate section disposed at one side of said portionsand its end sections projecting through said face and stay portions andclinched on the other side thereof, a part of said member overlying anddisposed closely against said gluing surface, said member being adaptedto be bent when said portions are bent and to hold said portions intheir relative positions.

ARTHUR M. BARRETT.

